Narrative tenses B2.1

Tell your endangerment story

​Include

•Who were the main people involved?

•What was the main event?

•What were the causes for it?

•How did it all end?

•Was there any lesson learnt?

Poll

Which description sounds more like you telling the story?

• I used only the simple past and simple sentences to describe it. I gave mostly short answers.

• I used some connectors and tried to use past continuous (was doing) to describe simultaneous actions.

• I tried to use multiple past tenses to paint an accurate picture.

• I forgot it was in past and used my verbs in present

Can you recognise these tenses?

1.Lauda won the Italian Grand Prix

2.Halfway through the course, Lauda came in a corner to fast, then lost control of the car and hit a bank on the side of the road. Next thing he was engulfed in flames.

3.A few days before he competed he had tried to stop the race.

4.It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

5.He had been driving slower due to the rain, but now the track was dry and he began to push his speed.

Multiple Select

Which 2 of these sentences include an action that happens before the other action in the sentence?

• 1.Lauda won the Italian Grand Prix

• 1.A few days before he competed he had tried to stop the race.

• 1.It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• 1.He had been driving slower due to the rain, but now the track was dry and he began to push his speed.

Multiple Choice

Which one sentence has an action in progress in the past, that is the background to the main story?

• Lauda won the Italian Grand Prix

• It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• He had been driving slower due to the rain, but now the track was dry and he began to push his speed.

Multiple Choice

Which one sentence tells a sequence of events that happened fast one next to the other?

• Lauda won the Italian Grand Prix

• It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• Halfway through the course, Lauda came in a corner to fast, then lost control of the car and hit a bank on the side of the road. Next thing he was engulfed in flames.

Multiple Choice

Which is one sentences that represents a single finished action in the past?

• Lauda won the Italian Grand Prix

• It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• It was July 1976 and Lauda was leading the world of Formula 1.

• 1.A few days before he competed he had tried to stop the race.

Reorder

This sentence "1.A few days before he competed he had tried to stop the race." contains past perfect. Reorder the structure of the verb:

• subject +

• had +

• past participle +

• complement

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Drag and Drop

This sentence "He had been driving slower due to the rain, but now..." contains past perfect. The structure is: Subject +​

Placeholder

+ ​

Placeholder

+ verb in ​

Placeholder

+ complement

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

had

been

ing

have

verb to be

past participle

main verb

Now that we remember, let's use them!